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# Kando Adds a Quick Access Menu for Applications
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/kando-adds-a-quick-access-menu-for-applications/
- Published: 2024-08-29T11:02:45.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-29T11:02:45.000Z
- Description: Some people use taskbar shortcuts for this, while others prefer special launchers. Today, I want to introduce another solution to this problem.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: Windows, macos, linux, Kando

When working on a computer, you often need to open the same applications and websites throughout the day. Some people use taskbar shortcuts for this, while others prefer special launchers. Today, I want to introduce another solution to this problem.

[**Kando**](https://github.com/kando-menu/kando) is a cross-platform utility that allows you to bring up a special radial menu for quickly launching applications, websites, or scripts with a hotkey.

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In the app's settings, you can create different hotkey combinations to summon menus, each containing its own set of applications.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/08/image-47.png)

The available trigger options include:

- Launching an application;
- Pressing a hotkey;
- Running a macro;
- Opening a submenu;
- Opening a link.

Additionally, you can download ready-made menu templates created by the community. However, I’m not sure where to find them, as there are no links to the community within the app itself.

While using Kando, I encountered only two minor issues. The first is that the settings open in full-screen mode, which isn’t very enjoyable when you have a 5K Ultrawide monitor. The second is that you can close the menu by pressing ESC. If you simply click outside the menu, the nearest item to the cursor will be activated.

[Try Kando](https://github.com/kando-menu/kando)